Collections

Costume design renderings from 1984-1988 by Linda Sarver. Production photo slides, and a few FSU assorted documents.

This collection includes a manuscript entitled "My Life as a WW II Combat Soldier Dec. 21, 1944--Apr. 5, 1946", which documents the basic daily life of the combat soldier with the Army in the 702nd Field Artillery Battalion, 42nd Rainbow Division through all of the travel involved to arrive at the front lines to the actual fighting. It describes the combat that took place in France and Germany, the building of Bareball Diamonds in Europe, and guard duty. Also, the manuscript has an account of trips taken when on leave in Nice, France. It is a brief day-to-day acount of war. This collection has great pictures showing the daily activities of the men. (Anti Aircraft Unit).

This collection relates to Linville E. Evans who served in the U.S. Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate on the U.S.S. San Juan (CL-54) Atlanta-class light cruiser in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection includes photographs, documents, a newspaper clipping about the San Juan, a ship's newsletter, and two histories of the vessel.

This collection of five boxes of papers represents the academic background of Dr. Lisandro Perez. The collection is a compilation of papers that represent his work as a professor from Louisiana State University and Florida International University. In addition, the collection has papers related to his research studies, the Cuban Research Institute (CRI), Hispanic Faculty Association, the Cuban American Foundation, migration Initiative, as well as articles written by him from Miami Herald.

The collection includes pins relating to Janet Wells' involvement in FSCW athletics, the Esterens (the honor society for the Evens), and the FSU Garnet Key Honor Society. The collection also features the L. Janet Wells Scrapbook, which contains photographs and ephemeral items and documents relating to Janet Wells' time as a student at Florida State College for Women. Lastly, two Odd caps and a trash bin labeled "FSCW" are part of the collection.

This collection relates to Lloyd Donald Haynes who served as a Staff Sergeant stenographer with Headquarters, Third Air Force, and then a Chief Warrant Officer as administrative assistant to the Executive, The Air Inspector, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Hicks also continued to serve on active duty during the postwar period until 1949. The collection includes military personnel documents, photographs, diplomas, certificates, and newspaper articles. Several photographs include U.S. Air Force Secretary W. Stuart Symington in 1949. Included are numerous photographs of London, England, and Germany in 1949.

Lloyd E. Slater Collection contains a photograph of a Black Civil War soldier (daguerreotype in case). It also contains 6 lithographic prints by artist Emma Cartwright Bourne dating 1932-1933.